Contact Information:

Medical Towers 618
1717 11th Avenue South
Birmingham, Alabama 35205
Phone: (205) 975-5704
Fax: (205) 934-7959
mbaskin@uab.edu

Research Interests

• Culturally-relevant behavioral interventions for:
  (1) cancer prevention and control
  (2) obesity prevention and treatment
• Minority health and health disparities
• Community-based Participatory Research
• Intersection of health and place

Educational Background

• Emory University School of Medicine, Pediatric Psychology Postdoctoral Fellowship, 1999-2000
• Georgia State University, Doctor of Philosophy, Counseling Psychology, 1999
• Emory University School of Medicine, Pre-doctoral Psychology Internship (APA Approved), 1998-1999
• Georgia State University, Master of Science in Community Counseling, 1994
• Emory University, Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Sociology, 1992

Professional Activities (Select)

Memberships

• African American Collaborative Obesity Research Network (AACORN)
• American Heart Association (AHA)
• American Psychological Association (APA)
• American Public Health Association (APHA)
• Association for Prevention Teaching and Research (APTR)
• Society of Behavioral Medicine (SBM)
• The Obesity Society (TOS)

Service to Professional Associations

• Chair, Jefferson County Collaborative for Health Equity
• Chair, Health Action Partnership, Advancing Health Equity Priority Group
• Journal Review Board, American Journal of Health Behavior
• National Advisory Committee Member, Research in Academic Pediatrics Initiative on Diversity (RAPID)
• Planning Committee Member, Institutes of Medicine (IOM) Roundtable on Obesity Solutions
• Advisory Panel Member, Faith-Based Sector, US National Physical Activity Plan (NPAP) Alliance
• Member Delegate, Society of Behavioral Medicine (SBM)
• Nominating Committee, International Society of Behavioral Medicine

In the News

• Dr Baskin's 2016 profile by the UAB Office for Diversity & Inclusion: Profile: Monica Baskin, PhD
• AL.com news article 50 years after Birmingham Campaign, race, neighborhood condition create health inequities, study finds
• Grantee Spotlight: Monica Baskin, Ph.D. - Studying Weight Loss for Cancer Prevention in African-American Women
• Health Disparities Affect Millions: https://news.aamc.org/patient-care/article/health-disparities-affect-millions-rural-us-commun/

Awards

• 2016-2019, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) Culture of Health Leader
• 2017 Fellow, Society of Behavioral Medicine
• 2016 Max Cooper Award for Excellence in Research, UAB Department of Medicine
• 2013 Rural Health Heroes Award, The University of Alabama Institute for Rural Health Research
• 2012 The Obesity Society Diversity Tour Abstract Winner
• 2007 Jefferson County Health Department Public Health Hero Award
• 2005 UAB Minority Health and Research Center, Charles Barkley Health Disparities Research Award
• 2005 UAB Clinical Nutrition Research Center Named New Investigator Award
• 2002-2006 National Institutes of Health, National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities Scholar Award

Current Research Projects

• Mid-South Transdisciplinary Collaborative Center for Health Disparities Research, Research Project 1 (Determinants of Gestational Weight gain in Overweight Women in the Deep South) – U54MD008176
• Promoting Weight Loss in African American Cancer Survivors in the Deep South - R01 CA160313-01A1
• Mid-South Transdiciplinary Collaborative Center for Health Disparities Research, Research Project 1 (Determinants of Gestational Weight gain in Overweight Women in the Deep South) - U54MD008176
• My Mommy and Me: A Head Start to Reducing Health Disparities - R24 MD008102
• The Role of Obesity in Maternal and Child Health Disparities in Jefferson County - R13HD077085